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The Definitive War Movies: 30-21
As we continue with the list, we still see a lot of World War II, but throw in some World War I and Persian Gulf War, too. While some of the films in this portion of the list spin the war film into something a little more ingenious, it doesn’t completely rule out the idea […] More
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New on Video: ‘Sabrina’
“Sabrina” is a classic of American cinema … an exceptional example of the assured best the studio system had to offer. More
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‘Sunset Boulevard’ is a lament about the film industry and a great story
Sunset Boulevard (Also known as Sunset Blvd) Directed by Billy Wilder Written by Charles Bracket and Billy Wilder U.S.A., 1950 In cinema, as in life, the past informs and shapes the present, which in turn does the same for the future. One cannot concentrate too much on the present or risk losing sight on the […] More
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Worth Remembering: William Holden (1918-1981) and Glenn Ford (1916-2006) – Golden Boys
By most accounts, Harry Cohn was a royal son of a bitch. For the uninformed, Harry Cohn was co-founder of Columbia Pictures, and the autocratic ruler of the studio from its founding in 1919 until his death in 1958. He was vulgar, crass, tyrannical, a screaming, foul-mouthed verbal bully i.e. a royal son of a […] More